Faucet



FAUCET Filed Aug. 9, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WWW. 561/5; '4 55 F fi 4. J wrroe/vs ri NOV. 28, 1939. TADDEQ 2,181,630

FAUCET Filed Aug. 9, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- Figure 1 is a front Patented Nov. 28, 1939- UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE FAUCET Lui i Taddeo, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to Armand J. Taddeo, Cleveland, Ohio Application August 9,

7 Claims.

installed and manipulated, and which will give long-life satisfactory service without impairment of any of its working parts,

Particular objects of the invention are to pro- 15 vide an improved faucet structure which can be operated to discharge water of all desired temperatures from cold to hot by the manipulation of a'single control element; also,'to provide a structure which makes such control very flexible 20 so that gradations of water temperature merge quickly one into the other and are easily ob- 'tained.

The annexed drawings and the following de scription set forth in detail certain means illustrating the improved faucet, such means constituting, however, only one of the various forms in which the principle of the invention may be embodied,

In said annexed drawings:

elevation of my improved faucet, partially in section, showing the manually manipulative control spout in an off position;

Figure- 2 is a plan section of the structure shown inFigure 1, taken in by the line 2-2, Figure 1, the the control spout, as shown in Figure 1, being indicated by a dotted showing thereof on the upper left hand side of Figure 2;' another off position of the control spout dash lines on the upper right-hand side of Fig-' ure 2; three alternate positions of the control spout being shown in dot and dash lines in Figure 2, the left-hand dot and dash showing illus- 4 rating the position ofthe spout when hot water is discharged therefrom; the right-hand dot and dash showing illustrating the, position. of the spout when cold water is discharged therefrom; and the intermediate dot and dash showing i1- 3 lustrating the position whena mixture of hot and cold water in about equal quantities is discharged therefrom;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section,

taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3, Figures 1 and 2;

' Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical section,

taken in the plane indicated by the line 4-4, Figure 2, the several elements being shown in an off or closed position;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal section,

can be economically manufactured, conveniently the planes indicated off position of being shown in dot and 1938, Serial No. 222,860

(01. zits) taken in the plane indicated by the line 5--5, Figures 1 and 4;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical section, taken in the planes indicated by the line 6-6, Figures 2 and 5;

Figure '7 is a fragmentary vertical section, similar to Figure .4, but showing the positions of the several ports when the manually manipulative control spout is approximately in the intermediate dot and dash position shown in Figure 2;

-Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical section, taken in the'plane indicated by the line 8-8, Figure 7;

- Figure 9 is a fragmentary horizontal section, taken' in the plane indicated by the line 9-9, Figure 4, showing the relative positions of certain ports when the manually manipulative control spout is in the left-hand off position shown in Figure 1;

, Figure 10 is a horizontal section, similar to Figure .9, but showing the positions ofthe several ports when the control spout is in the position shown in the left-hand dot and dash showing thereof in Figure 2; i. e., when hot water is being fed to the control spout;

{Figure-11 is a view similar to Figures 9 and 10, {taken in the plane indicated by the line Hl I, Figure '7; i. e., this view shows the positions of the several ports when substantially equal quantities of hot and cold waterare being fed to the spout; r Figure 12 is a fragmentary horizontal section, similar to Figures 9, 10 and 11, but showing the relative positions of the several ports when the control spout is in the position shown by the right-hand dot and dash showing thereof in Figspout; v

Figure 13 is a fragmentary horizontal section, similar to Figures 9, 10, 11, and 12, showing the relative positions of the several ports when the control spout is in its extreme right-hand off position;

Figure 14 is :1, proved adjustable spout structure discharge of water therefrom in different selecfragmentary elevation of an imtive directions, one adjusted position of the spout being indicated in dot and dash lines; and

Figure 15 is an axial section, upon an enlarged scale, of a portion of the adjustable spout structure shown in Figure 14. 1

Referring to the annexed'drawings, in which providing for ure 2; i. e., when cold water is being fed to the 3 into a central cylindrical chambered portion 4 having a port 5 communicating with the conduit 2 and a port 6 communicating with the conduit 3. The central chambered portion 4 is formed with an upper-end internally-threaded collar 1 adapted to engage with the externally-threaded projection 6' of a cap 8. The cap 8 is formed; with an upwardly extending nut-like boss 8 which is tapped so as to engage with an ext'ernally threaded post-like pedestal 9 depending from a soap dish l0, Figure 1. 'Thus the soap dish ill, which may be formed of a phenolic condensation product, is supported by the cap 8 and above the latter.

The hot and cold water which pass into'the central chambered portion 4 are eventually discharged for use through a manually manipulative control spout I, Figure 1. This spout II is formed with an inner upwardly-extended portion 9 I journalled in a nut I5 and having an enlarged upper cylindrical portion [2 journalled on the inner surface of the central chambered portion 4. The bottom edge of the enlarged portion l2 forms a shoulder is which rests upon a collar N5 of the nut l5, the nut 15 engaging a downwardly extending threaded boss I! of the chambered member 4. Thus, the spout I is supported by the chambered member 4, but is pivotally mounted relatively thereto, the spout members l and I2 sliding on the cylindrical inner surfaces of the nut l5 and the chambered member 5, respectively. Fibre washers l4 and I8 are placed, respectively, between the shoulder l3 and the nut collar l6, and between the flange I! of the member 4 and the top of the body of the nut l5, adjacent the thread-engaging portions of the member 4 and the nut |5.-There is also a gasket 43 between the'collar l .and the cap 8. The outer face of the spout portion ll which is journalled in the nut i5 is formedwith a circumferential recess H which accommodates a cup washer Is. It is thus evident that leakage between the chambered member 4 and the spout portion 12, between the chambered member 4 and nut 5, between the nut l5 and the spout portion H, and between the chambered member 4 and cap 3, is effectually prevented.

Ihe upper enlarged spout portion I2 is formed with ports 26, 2|, 22, and 23, of which .ports 20 and 2| are adaptedin certain positions of. the spout H to be aligned with the hot water port 5 of the central cylindrical chambered portion 4, and of which ports 22 and 23 are designed in certain positions of the spout II to be aligned with the cold water port 6 of the central cylindrical portion 4. Within the upper enlarged spout portion i2 is supported a chambered plunger.25 hav: ing an open top and a closed bottom, this plunger 25 being provided with a washer 26 depending from its closed bottom portion and secured thereto by a screw 28, this washer 26 forming a valve and being adapted to a seat portion 21 formed at the top of the nozzle portion H and around a top opening therein. The plunger 25 is adapted to be moved vertically in the enlarged spout portion l2, the plunger 25 having a plurality of spaced tongues 46) formed exteriorly of its main body which slide upon the inner wall of the spout portion l2. Thus, when the parts are assembled, there is provided between the tongues 46, and between the inner face of the .spout portion l2 and the opposed outer face of the plunger 25 a series of circumferentially-spaced narrow chambers 4|. The bottoms of these chambers 4| open into a continuous chamber 42 around the bottom of the plunger 25 and thus have communication with the interior of the spout when the valve 26 is lifted from the seat 21, as clearly appears in Figures 7 and 8.

Means are provided insuring the lifting of the valve 26 from the seat 27 when it is desired that water should be discharged from the spout II,

and these means consist in a spider portion 32 in the form of a flange at the top of the plunger 25, which spider 32 has a pair of diametricallyopposed arms '33 in which are mounted upon pins 3| rollers 29 which, in a closed position of the spout depend into arcuate recesses 24 formed in the top of the enlarged spout portion l2. The spider 32 also has a pair of diametrically-opposed slotted arms 34 between the respective parts of which slotted arms extend a pair of vertical pins 35 which are formed with shoulders 35 and are supported by the central cylindrical chambered portion 4, the arms 34 and pins 35 thus forming guides for the vertical movements of the plunger 25. Ordinarily, the plunger 25 is held in its lower position, with the valve 26 closely engaging the seat 21, by a coiled spring 35 which bears at one end against the closed bottom end of the plunger 25 and at its other end against the under surface of the cap 8, being centralized by a post-like member 8 which depends from the cap 8 into the plunger 25. In the lowermost position of the plunger 25, the valve 26 rests upon the seat 21, with the rollers 29 disposed somewhat above the bottom of the arcuate recesses 24, Figure 4, but closely adjacent the side walls of said recesses. When the spout H is turned to various positions, as indicated in Figure 2, the rollers 29 contact with the walls of the recesses 24 and ride upwardly on said walls and out of the recesses 24, which lifts the spider 32 and hence the plunger 25, thus lifting the valve 26 from the seat 21. However, there is substantially no rubbing of the valve 26 on the seat 21 since the turning of the spout l| immediately causes the rollers 29 to commence to ride up on the walls of the recesses 24, thus lifting the valve 26 immediately off the seat 27. If the valve 26 becomes somewhat worn, it is still held closely in engagement with the seat 2! by the spring 30' 24 but are disposed somewhat above said recesses 24, as hereinbefore explained.

As before mentioned, control of the water flow through my improved faucet, and the desired temperature of the discharged water, are eifected entirely by manipulation of the spout I. For conveniently manipulating the spout II I provide thereon adjacent its outer end a hand piece 39 formed of a phenolic condensation product or other poorly heat-conductive material. Figures 9 and 13 show the relative position of the various control ports when the faucet is entirely shut off. Under such conditions, the spout H is either at its extreme left-hand position, Figure 9, or its extreme right-hand position, Figure 13. Stop lugs 38, Figures 1 and 3, are provided beneath the end faucet members I, which prevent the swinging of the spout H to the rear of the conduits 2 and 3, so that it is only necessary to throw the spout II to its extreme right-hand or left-hand position, determined by the stop lugs 38, in order to shut the water oil. In the accompanying drawings it is assumed that predominantly hot Water will be discharged when the spout II is to the left of its intermediate position, and that predominantly cold water will be discharged when the spout is to the right of its intermediate position (see Figure 2). It is assumedthat substantially entirely hot water will be discharged when the spout is in the left-hand position marked "hot, Figure 2, the port relations for this condition being shown in'Figure 10; and that substantially entirely cold water will be discharged'when the spout is in the position marked cold, Figure 2, the relative port positions therefor being shown in Figure 12. When the spout II is in the central position marked mixed, Figure 2, it is assumed-that hot and cold water both are being discharged in substantially equal amounts. The relation ofthe ports for this condition is shown in Figure 11.

Assuming that the several elements are in the relative positions shown in Figure 4, with the spout H in its extreme left-hand position contacting one of the stop lugs 38, Figures 1 and 2, it will be noted by further referring to Figure 9 that the port 5 from the hot water conduit 2, and the port 5 from the cold water conduit 3,are closed by the wall of the upper-enlarged cylindrical portion l2 of the spout Pulling the spout II forwardly will turn the spout portion l2 and the port 26 thereof will approach the hot water port 5 and register therewith in the position of the spout marked hot, Figure 2, this port registry being shown in Figure 10. Hot water will'then pass through the ports 5 and 20 into one of the chambers 4|. This movement of the enlarged spout member l2 causes the pair of opposed arcuate recesses 24 formed in the top edge of the 1 member l2 to move'under and their walls to push upwardly upon the rollers 29, thus lifting said rollers and hence 'theplunger 25 within which they are mounted, and efiecting a lifting of the valve 26 secured to the bottom of the plunger 25 from its seat 21, whereby the water is discharged into and through the chamber 42 and thence through the spout portion ll into the spout l whence it is discharged. The continued movement of the spout II from the position shown in Figure 10 further toward the right gradually shuts off communication between the ports 5 and 26, not, however, freezing cylinder 25 from its upper position, so that drainage of drip water between the valve 26 and theseat 21 continues. As the spout I moves further to the right the port 2| in themember |2 comes into registry with the hot water'port 5 and the port'23 comes into registry with-the cold water port 6, so that both hot and cold water are discharged from the spout l I. This condition is illustrated in Figure 11 and it will be evident that according to the respective amounts of registry between the ports 5 and 2| and the ports 6 and 23, respectively, the desired amounts of hot and cold water, so as to obtain the desired temperature of mixed water, can be controlled. Continued movement to the right of the spout ll eifects eventually the registry of the port 22 with the cold water port 6, the various ports being so arranged that at this time there is no passage-of hot water possible through the port 5, so that entirely cold water is discharged from the spout Further movement of the spout II to the right shuts off all water and the spout movement, with all water shut off, is finally. stopped by the right-hand lug 38. This condition is illustrated in Figure 13.

In Figures 14 and 15, I illustrate an improved adjustable spout structure which provides for discharge of water therefrom in difierent directions. Thus, the water can be discharged down- 7 wardly into the sink or other receiving receptacle at different angles, or can be discharged at any desired higher angle for spraying or rinsing of utensils held above the sink or for other desired purposes. This improved spout structure comprises the tubular elements 46 and 41, the inner surface of a reduced end part 41 of the element 41 closely engaging the outer surface of a reduced end part 46' of the element 46, so that the element 41 turns on the part 46', whereby water can be discharged in any desired direction through a discharge nozzle 48 formed on the adjustable element 41. The end of the main body portion of the element 46 forms a shoulder 49 against which the inner end of the part 41 abuts, in the assembled condition of the structure. The inner surface of the part 41' and the outer face of the part 46' are cut away so as to form a chamber 50 therebetween, the cut-away portion of the part 41 being somewhat longitudinally elongated so as to provide an outer end chambered part 55. The end walls of the cut-away portion of the part 46' taper inwardly, as indicated by 53. Furthermore, the inner end wall of the cut-away portion of the part 41 forms a shoulder 54. The elements 46 and 41 are locked in assembled condition by a coiled spring 5| which, in the assembled condition of the elements, abuts the top Wall of the cut-away portion of the part 41' and at form a continuous uniform conduit through the spout.

The aforedescribed elements and the structure and relative arrangement of the same are important from the standpoints of the easy assembling and disassembling of the spout elements 46 and 41 and the retaining of the same in locked condition without the necessityvof other locking elements. Assuming that it is desired to take the elements 46 and 41 apart, it is necessary only to pull axially in opposite directions upon the elements 46 and 41 which will cause the shoulder 54 to compress the right-hand end of the spring 5|, thus permitting'the shoulder 54 to ride up over this end of the spring, accommodation being provided for the reduction in the diameter of the spring 5| by the inner part of the chamber Continued pulling upon the members 46 and 41 will cause the shoulder 54 successively to depress and ride over the coils of the spring 5|, so that the members 46 and 41 are thus slidingly pulled apart. When it is desired to assemble the elements 46 and 41, the part 41 is pushed over the outer surface of the part 46', after the spring 55 has been placed in the chamber 50, sothat a beveled inner corner 52 of the right-hand end of the part 41' encounters the left-hand end of the spring 5| and depresses the same downwardly into the chamber 50, thus enabling the right-hand end of the part 41' to ride over the left-hand end of the spring 5| after which the coils are successively depressed by the beveled inner corner 52 and successively passed by the right-hand end of the part 41', so that finally the part 41 is pushed tightly up against the shoulder 49 and the spring is released from the right-hand tapered edge 53 and assumes its normal locking position against the shoulder 54 and the left-hand tapered edge 53, and the top wall of the cut-away portion of the part 41. The slight longitudinal enlargement 55 of the cut-away portion of the part 41' provides a margin of safety whereby it can be definitely assured that the outer end wall of the part 41' reaches and abuts the shoulder 49 of the element 36 before the wall 55' of the cut-away portion of the part 47 encounters the left-hand end of the spring 55. There is also provided a slight clearance area 56 between the body portion of the element A? and the end wall of the part 46'.

What I claim is:

1. A faucet comprising a conduit member having transverse walls forming a chamber intermediate the ends of the conduit, said walls being formed with ports communicating with the chamber, a rotatably-mounted spout journalled on the inner surfaces of said walls and having ports adapted selectively in groups and individually to register with the wall ports in predetermined rotative positions of the spout, a movable valve controlling liquid fiow through the spout, means for holding the valve normally closed, and means actuated by the rotative movements of the spout to open the valve before any of said wall ports and any of said spout ports come into registry and to hold the same open throughout the entire field of registry of said wall ports and said spout ports.

2. A faucet comprising a conduit member having transverse walls forming a chamber intermediate the ends of the conduit, said walls being formed with ports communicating with the chamber, a rotatably-mounted spout journalled on the inner surfaces of said walls and having ports adapted selectively in groups and individually to register with the wall ports in predetermined rotative positions of the spout, the inner surface of the wall of the spout being formed with an annular valve seat, a movable valve adapted to engage the seat and controlling liquid flow through the spout, means for holding the valve closed, a reciprocatory plunger upon which the valve is mounted, and rollers mounted on said plunger, the spout wall having arcuate recesses whose walls engage the rollers to lift the plunger when the spout is rotated.

3. A faucet comprising a conduit member having transverse walls forming a chamber intermediate the ends of the conduit, said walls being formed with ports communicating with the chamber. a rotatably-mounted spout journalled on the inner surfaces of said walls and having ports adapted selectively in groups and individually to register with the wall ports in predetermined rotative positions of the spout, a valve controlling liquid flow through the spout, a movable plunger in the spout to which the valve is secured, a spring normally holding the plunger in that position in which the valve is closed, the spout wall having arcuate recesses, rollers rotatably supported by the plunger, said rollers depending into said recesses but spaced somewhat from the bottom thereof when the plunger is in that position in which the valve is closed, the walls of said recesses engaging said rollers to cause the latter to roll thereon out of said recesses and lift the plunger to open the valve against the tension of the spring when the spout is rotated.

4. A faucet comprising a plurality of conduit members and a chambered member having ported communication with the several conduit members, a movable spout, a movable member actuated by the movements of the spout and having a liquid passageway, said movable member having a plurality of ports opening into said passageway and adapted selectively in groups and individually to register with the ports of said chambered member in diiferent positions of said movable member, a valve controlling liquid flow from said passageway into said spout, a support for the valve, and rollers rotatably mounted on the support, said movable member being formed to turn said rollers and also to move them bodily and, hence, the support when said member is actuated by the movements of the spout.

5. A faucet comprising a plurality of conduit members and a chambered member having ported communication with the several conduit members, a spout supported by the chambered member but movable relatively thereto, a movable member actuated by the movements of the spout and having a plurality of ports therethrough adapted selectively in groups and individually to .register' with the ports of said chambered member in different positions of said movable member, a plunger movable within, and actuated by the movements of, said movable member and having a plurality of spaced outwardlyextended tongues forming spaced channels between. said movable member and said plunger, and a valve actuated by themovements of said movable member and controlling liquid flow between said channels and said spout.

6. A faucet comprising a conduit member having transverse walls forming a chamber intermediate the ends of the conduit, said walls being formed with ports communicating with the chamber, a rotatably-mounted spout journalled on the inner surfaces of said walls and having ports adapted selectively in groups and individually to register with the wall ports in predetermined rotatable positions of the spout, a chambered plunger mounted in the spout for reciprocative movement, a valve secured to the plunger for controlling liquid flow through the spout, a spring in the plunger normally holdingv the latter in valve closing position, and actuating elements controlled by the spout movements for moving the plunger against the tension of the spring to open the valve.

'7. A faucet comprising a pair of conduit members and a chambered member having ported communication with the two conduit members, a spout supported by the chambered member but movable relatively thereto, a movable member actuated by the movements of the spout and having a liquid passageway therethrough opening into the spout, said movable member having a plurality of ports opening into said passageway, each of the ports of said chambered member registering in series with at least two of the ports of said movable member in difierent respective selective positions of the latter, a plunger mounted in said movable member and reciprocable therein by the movements of the latter, a washer dependently supported by the plunger and forming a valve controlling liquid flow through the spout, a valve seat formed in the spout, and a spring mounted in the plunger between a wall of the latter and a wall of said chambered member and adapted normally to hold the valve in closed position on the seat.

LUIGI TADDEO. 

